The outdoor grill moves indoors as architect Quincy Jones grills porterhouse steaks in the middle of his living room for dinner guests, San Pedro, California, 1955.

The outdoor grill moves indoors as architect Quincy Jones grills porterhouse steaks in the middle of his living room for dinner guests, San Pedro, California, 1955.

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Hickman Field officer Col. McDonough preparing barbecue in 1955, in honor of returning US airmen, shot down during the Korean war and held prisoner for over two years, recently released by Chinese Communists.

Hickman Field officer Col. McDonough preparing barbecue in 1955, in honor of returning US airmen, shot down during the Korean war and held prisoner for over two years, recently released by Chinese Communists.

Photo: Howard Sochurek / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

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A woman cooking steak on a disposable barbecue grill in 1955.

A woman cooking steak on a disposable barbecue grill in 1955.

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A beach party barbecue in Florida, 1956.

A beach party barbecue in Florida, 1956.

Photo: Lisa Larsen / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

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Vice President Richard Nixon and his family during an outdoor barbecue in 1958.

Vice President Richard Nixon and his family during an outdoor barbecue in 1958.

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Warren Franklin eating leg bone from 2,123-pound steer at a barbecue.

Warren Franklin eating leg bone from 2,123-pound steer at a barbecue.

Photo: Walter Sanders / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

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Teenager Suzie Slattery talking with boyfriend Ted Sten while her father serves barbeque to party guests, 1959.

Teenager Suzie Slattery talking with boyfriend Ted Sten while her father serves barbeque to party guests, 1959.

Photo: Yale Joel. / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

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Taking steak off a grill in the 1960s.

Taking steak off a grill in the 1960s.

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A family cooking out in 1961.

A family cooking out in 1961.

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A floating barbecue party in 1961.

A floating barbecue party in 1961.

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A floating barbecue party in 1961.

A floating barbecue party in 1961.

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A floating barbecue party in 1961.

A floating barbecue party in 1961.

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People and pets enjoying the food at a swamp barbecue in Florida, 1961.

People and pets enjoying the food at a swamp barbecue in Florida, 1961.

Photo: Lynn Pelham / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

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Lady Bird Johnson (C) during a barbecue at the LBJ Ranch in 1963.

Lady Bird Johnson (C) during a barbecue at the LBJ Ranch in 1963.

Photo: Stan Wayman / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

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Decon White of Portland, Ore., cooks two tons of barbecue to feed 3,000 people at a local high school in 1965.

Decon White of Portland, Ore., cooks two tons of barbecue to feed 3,000 people at a local high school in 1965.

Photo: Duane Howell / Denver Post via Getty Images

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Crowd attending outdoor barbeque during the annual Salt Grass Trail Ride from Brenham to Houston for the opening of the Houston Livestock Show in 1965.

Crowd attending outdoor barbeque during the annual Salt Grass Trail Ride from Brenham to Houston for the opening of the Houston Livestock Show in 1965.

Photo: Ralph Crane. / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

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Kathleen Grisby, 5, bites into a chunk of barbecued beef in 1969.

Kathleen Grisby, 5, bites into a chunk of barbecued beef in 1969.

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Apollo astronauts Eugene Cernan (in blue), Thomas Stafford (center, shirtless), and John Young (right) clown about with their families during a barbeque outside Young's Houston home in 1969.

Apollo astronauts Eugene Cernan (in blue), Thomas Stafford (center, shirtless), and John Young (right) clown about with their families during a barbeque outside Young's Houston home in 1969.

Photo: Ralph Morse / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

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Apollo astronauts Eugene Cernan (in blue), Thomas Stafford (center, shirtless), and John Young (right) at a barbeque outside Young's Houston home in 1969.

Apollo astronauts Eugene Cernan (in blue), Thomas Stafford (center, shirtless), and John Young (right) at a barbeque outside Young's Houston home in 1969.

Photo: Ralph Morse / Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

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A Denver barbecue and bean stampede in 1976.

A Denver barbecue and bean stampede in 1976.

Photo: David Cupp / Denver Post via Getty Images

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Houston Barbecue Blasts from The Past

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In this Sunday’s column I talk about the long and rich history of barbecue in Houston’s Fifth Ward, a.k.a. the Barbecue Ward. Most if not all of the old barbecue joints in the “Nickel” are long gone, and trying to find documentation about them is a challenge. Most of what I’ve learned is by interview. However, after some online digging I found this 1985 television commercial featuring one of the barbecue places mentioned this Sunday: Lockwood Inn. From the looks of it, smoked boudin, ribs and stuffed baked potatoes were a big draw.

Note: you may have to sit through a real commercial before the video comes up. Look for a “Skip Ad” link in the bottom right of the video window.